Smart mobility for the connected world.

My contributions on the Rova team: Designed Logo and Branding. User research and concept exploration. Concept UI and prototyping.

Winner of the 2014 GOOD DESIGN Award.

People are changing how they think about aging in place, wanting to stay active, and participate in life. They are taking control of their healthcare by demanding appropriate experiences that allow them to enjoy the freedom of an active life by providing “connected” utility and support mobility.

The current solution to mobility assistance is the cumbersome and inefficient walker, which further stigmatizes and hampers the lives of those in need of assistance. Our solution—PAT (Pedestrian Assistive Technology)—is a truly consumer-oriented mobility platform, with the objective of encouraging our aging population and people with mobility challenges to enjoy an active social life. The sleek, attractive, and convenient ROVA allows people to maintain their mobility, dignity, and social calendar.

We learn through iterations of observation and prototyping. We study the flow of the user and the environment. We consider all the different usage scenarios and build rapid prototypes to test out. This really helps us understand what works and what doesn’t.